Detachable spout having means to form dispensing openings in containers



' July 24, 1951 c s. BRITTON 2 DETACHABLE SPOUT HAVING MEANS TO FORM DISPENSING OPENINGS IN CONTAINERS Filed April 16, 1946 22. mp 0 Z6 fly! Patented July 24, I951 casinos orrlcs DETACHABLE s-P'oUT HAVING- MEANS' TO FORM DISPENSING OPENINGS IN com 'TA'INEBS Charles amnion, New swan; Y..';

Appreafionepruis, 194s, Serial'No'. sea-491'- scams; (craze-420 ittiswelltknown; increasingvarietyrand ainount of materials of'granulated; powdered, and; similar character; like cereals, suga-nxpowderedsoap;-=-ete., .ispacked-ruin containers othpaper; or

similarmaterial and having walls which are com- 7 paratively easily pierced or cut by an-appropriate.

sharpidevice. As: also every housewife; andother: persons: havingfto do with vsuch materials, sk-nows, itais quite difilcu-lt, slow and awkward toremove or? dispense a portionot the=contents-of such;

main: parts, tor-wit, :azrpre ferably circular tube cut:-- ting eleinenti l, and a pivoted closure-t2 for the same.

H" is in the form of. arcircular cylindrical, body: having a transverse flange t3" around its outer: opening M,- ashortrearwardlybent1;fiange;- l5,

' being formed around the. circumference of: the:

containers, and'to closerthecontainersg andrsuch dispensingfialso causes. waste and other annoye ance; I

ilihe main object-oithis; invention, istoepro vide a device whichwill-be adapted to pierce the wall of such" a container and remain-vthereon; normally in a closed position, butthaving means whereby itlmay Joe-opened when it is desired to{ dispense or. remove portion of the contentsof such a container,-thesdevice.being also adapted: to be easily and safely closed after the desired portion of the contents has been removed;

Another object of this. invention .is "to, provide. a device as characterized hereinbeforewhich will; be-easily removable from the containerto which itahas been applied, so that when the container isiullyemptied, the device may bexremovedand applied-tea new container.v

'Stillother objects ot-this inventionrwill-be ape, parent-as the specificationof the samesproceeds, and, among others, I may mention: to provide aidevice of the type indicated which will be sime pleiin construction, inexpensive. to manufacture, which. it will be easy and quick to apply-to .acontainer, and use thereon, and which will, be similarly easily and quickly removable therefrom,. but which nevertheless will be reliable and safe, staying 'onthe'contai-ner, keeping, it normally closed-and remaining either in its closed. or openposition, as itis set, when using the same.

.In the drawingsforming a p'art of the speci-fi-- cation andaceompanyingthesame: Fig. 1 is a fragmentaryperspective View of corner of a container of granulated or similar product, showingitrny invention-applied to it, and

beinginanopen position; 'Fig'. '2 is a fragmentary sectional vi'ew or a container to which my invention has been applied, the same being shewnj in a'closed-position;

Fig.53- i's a rear View of mydi'spensing device; Fig.4:is-aside view of amodifiea'tion of my'inventionb Referring, now to the drawings more in detai-laiby:- characters of reference,:- the numeral l il indicatesimy novel dispensingand*closure device for receptacles, in general, being formed of two position 'forthe application of my device. Alsoto further secure itin its position against rotation,,

The inner-endoiithetubular portion ll,, =generally indicatedfby the numeral I 6, is inwardly-inclined from the-top portion l t-thereof to:-th,e= bottom orno-mic of it, andwat the'two-si'desof; its upper part, cutting teeth- I9- are -formed;.-in. -it,-, while the lower part Ell-maybe -formedvintoone; continuous cutting'edgeiterminating substantialbl in:a cutting point2il. i

I While the tube: I l -may=':be entirely cylindrical: in the embodiment shown, '"it is indicated, that; the top portionwztttrereof is' flattened, for-reasons to:be explainedhereinafter;

The cover or closurewmember lfl is pivoted on: the flange 13;:as indicated at zt, and preferjably apin or small rod "24: projects 'rearwardly'from saidflange, as in the 'line-of' the pivot 23,

Referring now to Figs. 1 'and'2, the'use'andrope erationof my device is as follows: 'wl'renait; desired-to 'form '3,- dispensing opening in'ansrap propriate wall of a, containerotsome powdered; granulated, or'similar, material, 'likeficereaLpowdered soap, sugar, etc., said-receptacle being indicated in a tragnnentary manner at my-disypensing device'lli will be pushed throughan -a,p-*

the container '25, the separated .portion- 2'! 'will' be folded along'saidt'tran'sverse wall28'. i

In Figs. 1 and 2, the wall '25"is the frontiwall of the/receptacle andZB is the top thereof, so that" my device will bepushe'd through said 'front wall 25', at an appropriately close, distance 'below the" top 28' thereof? to insure the right distance-and thesaid rod or pin.2li is-employed;,andmy device; will'be applied to the container 2.5, in-suchfamanr', ner that, the .pin, 'or rodftfi will, ride orgs'li'deuon the top 28, as indicated'in the drawings.

'In the embodiment-shown, the tubular portion: 7

The top portion 22 or ber IE will be swung down into its closed position.

An outwardly bent raised portion 30 will be pro-- vided in the closure device l2, opposite the pivot 23, and the closuredevice may be operated by said outwardly raised portion 30, the same being gripped by the thumb and finger of the user.

An inward indentation 3! may also be provided in said cover or closure l2, whereby the opening or closing thereof can be done only When using a certain moderate exertion and force, as will be understood. When the device is entirely open, as

shown in Fig. l, the indentation 3! will prevent the pivoting of its closure, which can be effected only if the inwardly indented part 3i is forced over the flange 13, fOr which the device will have sufficient yielding. Similarly, when closed, the device can be opened only by forcing the indentation 3i over the flange l3. My device therefore Will remain in a closed or in an open position as set.

On the top part of the tube H, I also provide an upwardly pointing pierced portion 32, the purpose-of which is to engage the rearwardly folded separated receptacle wall portion 21, and to additionally prevent a rotation of the device when in the receptacle, and an outward dropping or removal thereof from the same. For the latter purpose I also make three separated portions 33, preferably at the right hand and left hand sides, an'd'at the bottom, of the tubular part H, at a desired distance from the flange l3. Portions 33 are separated from the material of the tube by two :incisions 34 and 35-, which preferably also will' be inclined towards one another, and the material therebetween will be bent outwardly to form'said raised portions 33. The raised portions will prevent an outward loosening and moving of the device from the receptacle by leaning against the front wall 26 thereof.

Finally a comparatively large hole 36 may be provided in the bottom part of the tube l l The purpose of this opening is that when most of the contents .of the receptacle 25 have been poured out of, the same, it would be slow and difficult to pour the finally remaining part through the rear opening H5 or the tube H, and in such cases it will be easier to pour the same through said hole 36. 1

In Fig. 4 I show a slightly modified form of my invention wherein the inner cutting edge is formed with one single large cutting tooth 31 instead of the several teeth 18.

It will also be obvious that instead of the cylindrical form, any other forms may be used for the tube ll, as, for instance, it may be made rectangulan,

, While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that changes and variations may be resorted to in the details. of its elements and combinations, and I want it to be understood that I reserve my rights to. all such changes and variations which are within the spirit of this specification and the scope ofthe claims hereunto appended.

One such modification may consist in changing other, outer, end remaining outside of the con- 4 l the construction of the form shown in Fig. 4 whereby the top edge of the pronounced, projecting, large tooth 31 would be made in parallelism with the top of the tubular member I l This arrangement will facilitate the judging of the position of my device when applied to a new container. The user may judge the necessary distance from the next wall of the container by the top edge of the tooth 31.

What I claim as new and want to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a removable dispensing device for containers, having a tubular body, one, the inner, end of the same being adapted to pierce the wall of the container and enter into the same, the

tainer, the combination, of a flange arranged around the outer end of said tubular body whereby the same may be pressed against the wall of the container, a pin secured into said flange parallel with said body but spaced apart therefrom whereby when said body is entered into a con'-' tainer, said pin may engage the outside of an adjacent perpendicular wall thereof and thereby locate the position of the dispensing device with reference to said perpendicular wall, a portion of said tubular body being flat and having a blunt advancing edge whereby the same will not sever:

1 the respective portion of the container wall, but

will fold it towards said pin, so that said folded portion will be pressed against said adjacent per-' pendicular wall, prongs struck outwardly from the material of said flat portion, said pin being placed at a predetermined distance from said flat portion whereby said prong will press said folded portion and said perpendicular wall against said pin, the tip of the prong entering said folded portion for temporarily securing said tubular body against a withdrawal from said container;

Number 2. In a device, as set forth in claim 1, a cover for the outer opening of said tubular body, said pin projecting through said flange and said cover being pivoted on the outer end of said pin.

3. Ida removable dispensing device for con tainers, having a tubular body, one, the inner, end of the same being adapted to pierce the wall of the container and enter into the same, the

other, outer, end remaining outside of the container, the combination, of a flange arranged around the outer end of said tubular body whereby the same may be pressed against the wall of the container, a pin secured into said flange parallel with said body but spaced apart therefrom whereby when said body is entered into a con-' tainer, said pin may engage the outside of an adjacent perpendicular wall thereof andthereby locate the position of the dispensing device with reference to said perpendicular wall, a cover for the outer opening of said tubular body, said pin projecting through said flange and said cover being pivoted on the outer end of said pin'.

CHARLES S. BRITTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 1,889,557 Lange Nov. 29, 1932 2,267,159 Lopes Dec. 23, 1941' 2,312,351 McCarthy Mar. 2, 1943 2,318,899 Stilwell May 11, 1943 2,421,589

Wiswell June 3, 1947 

